Five-hundred riders and walkers came together last weekend to take part in the Payton & Dillon Budd Memorial Ride, presented by the Thomas Alan Budd Foundation.
The event raised $120,000 for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in 麻豆精选 for essential programs and services around mental health and suicide prevention鈥攚ith more still coming in.
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鈥淭here are many in our community who still feel the stigma. That鈥檚 why events like this are so important, so no one feels alone,鈥� said Shelagh Turner, CMHA 麻豆精选鈥檚 executive director.
鈥淲e are very grateful to everyone who rode, walked, donated and supported this event and we want them to know those in our community who are struggling, see it and are grateful too.鈥�
Money raised for the event will stay local, going to CMHA 麻豆精选 programs and services that help people of all ages access the help and support they need to live their best lives.
Donations for the CMHA 麻豆精选 ride are still being accepted at ridedonthide.com/kelowna.
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